Soccer Preview: Durham Academy vs. Cannon
The Durham Academy Cavaliers will play host again on Saturday to welcome the Cannon Cougars, where kickoff is scheduled at 11:00 a.m.
Durham Academy managed to keep up with Providence Day until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Durham Academy lost 4-1 to Providence Day. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Cavaliers came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 129th, while the Chargers are ranked 342nd).
Meanwhile, Cannon had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.3 goals), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Ravens a 4-0 shutout. The Cougars' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
Durham Academy now has a losing record at 3-4-2. As for Cannon, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
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